Ingot assembly and carrier



Oct. 3, 1939. M, F, BERG 2,174,562

INGOT ASSEMBLY AND CARRIER Filed Feb. 12, 1938 INVENTOR.

MGI'PBZYS E B21 9 Patented Oct. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 4Claims.

My invention relates to an ingot assembly and carrier, and has for itsprincipal object to provide a convenient assembly and a plurality ofblocks or ingots of metal, and particularly lead or composition metalthat is generally used for the calking of joints in metal tubes orconduits.

A further object of my invention is to provide a convenient arrangementof metal ingots or blocks that are connected in series by narrow neckportions that have relatively small crosssectional dimensions, thusenabling the individual ingots or blocks to be readily broken apart asthe same are used by the workman in performing calking operations.

A further object of my invention is to conveniently combine twopractically identical series of metal blocks or ingots and to connectthe two members preferably at their upper ends by a tie or wire or thelike, and the latter being shaped so as to form a handle by means ofwhich the ingot assembly may be conveniently lifted and carried.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts thatwill be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a workman carrying an ingot assembly ascontemplated by my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the ingot assembly.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view taken looking in the direction indicatedby the arrow 3, and upon the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the ingots broken off from theseries with which it was originally connected.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing which illustrates apreferred embodiment of my invention, ID, ID designates ingots or blocksof lead or composition metal, each of which blocks in elevation has thegeneral form of a truncated pyramid.

The fiat base face II of each block has the greatest dimensions, andthis face is approxiiately square with rounded corners. The dimensionsof the square upper flat face l2 of the block or ingot are slightly lessthan the dimensions of the base face II, and the four flat side faces 53of the block or ingot are slightly inclined with respect to both baseand top surfaces II and I2. The shape of the ingots or blocks enablesthe same to be conveniently drawn from the molds in which they areformed.

A number of the blocks, when cast or molded, are arranged in a rowlozengewise and connected in series, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.That is to say, the longitudinal axis of each series runs through twoopposite corners of each block. The adjacent opposite corners of eachblock in the series are connected by a relatively short and narrow neckit having small cross-sectional dimensions in both thickness and width.These necks are disposed between the corners of an adjacent pair ofblocks at points preferably just below the base faces I l of the blocksand as a result of this arrangement, elongated V-shaped notches I5 areformed between the main body portion of the connected blocks.

The construction just described, viz., the narrow necks that connect theblocks in series, enables the individual blocks to be readily broken on"as required for use. Two units or sets of the blocks connected in seriesare positioned immediately adjacent each other with the larger basefaces I! of the corresponding blocks in the two series in contact witheach other, and for the accommodation of the combined tie and handle,aligned apertures such as Iii are formed through the upper corners ofthe upper pair of blocks.

Extending through these apertures is a tie member ll preferably formedof wire, and directly above the ingot assembly, one end of the wire isbent to form a loop 88 that passes around the opposite end portion ofthe wire thus retaining the two series of blocks or ingots in assembledrelation. From the loop IS, the wire that passes through said loopextends upward a short distance, and the end of said upwardly extendingportion is bent to form a loop IS that is clamped around the center of across-bar 2B. This crossbar functions as a handle for the assembly whenthe same is lifted and carried. In Fig. 1 I have illustrated a workmancarrying the ingot assembly.

When it is desired to remove one or more of the ingots or blocks for thepurpose of conveniently molding the same for use in calking operations,the lowermost one of either series of blocks is either cut or brokenaway at the neck where said block or ingot joins the nearest adjacentingot, and this cutting or breaking away may be very easily accomplisheddue to the relatively small amount of metal in the neck that connectsthe blocks or ingots.

When two of the series of blocks or ingots are assembled, the same aremaintained in direct contact with each other by means of a wire or thelike that passes around the necks between the two lowermost ingots ofeach series, and. thus the two members are prevented from swinging ormoving away from each other While the same are in storage or transit.This wire is shown by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3.

Further, the two sets of ingots may be maintained in close relation toeach other after several of the lower ingots have been removed, but theuse of wire which passes around the necks that connect the uppermostblocks or ingots.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided an ingot assembly and carrierthat is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufactureand very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved ingot assembly andcarrier may be made and substituted for those herein shown and describedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which isset forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an ingot assembly and carrier, two series separately formed ofingots arranged face to face, the ingots in each series beingsubstantially rectangular in shape and formed in a row lozengewise withthe adjacent opposite corners of the ingots of each row united by smallnecks of the metal from which the ingots are formed, said necks beingsubstantially smaller than said ingots in both thickness and width, anda combined tie and handle connecting the upper members of the two seriesof ingots together.

2. In an ingot assembly and carrier, two series separately formed ofingots arranged face to face, the ingots in each series being formed ina row lozengewise with the adjacent opposite corners of the ingots ofeach row united by small necks of the metal from which the ingots areformed, said necks being substantially smaller than said ingots in boththickness and width.

3. In an ingot assembly and carrier, two series separately formed ofingots arranged face to face, the ingots in each series beingsubstantially rectangular in shape and formed in a row lozengewise withthe adjacent opposite corners of the ingots of each row united by smallnecks of the metal from which the ingots are formed, said necks beingsubstantially smaller than said ingots in both thickness and width,there being cinciding apertures formed in the upper members of the twoseries of ingots, a tie passing through said apertures and connectedabove the ingots and a handle connected to said tie.

4. An ingot assembly, comprising a plurality of rectangular ingots, saidingots being arranged in a row and connected together lozengewise atadjacent opposite corners by narrow necks of the metal from which saidingots are formed, said necks being substantially smaller than saidinots in both thickness and width.

MORRIS F. BERG.

